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Food Waste

NGOs warn inaction on food waste is 'feeding climate change'

Environment

2 days ago

NGOs warn inaction on food waste is 'feeding climate change'

Inaction on food waste and loss by many nations is "seriously risking food security, whilst feeding...

Advocacy group welcomes EU directive on food waste

Rural Life

about 2 months ago

Advocacy group welcomes EU directive on food waste

Safe Food Advocacy Europe (SAFE) has welcomed the adoption of the waste framework directive by the...

Ireland generated 835,000t of food waste in 2023 - EPA

Environment

4 months ago

Ireland generated 835,000t of food waste in 2023 - EPA

Ireland generated an estimated 835,000t of food waste in 2023, according to the Environmental...

Food waste: Contamination remains a concern with brown bins

Environment

5 months ago

Food waste: Contamination remains a concern with brown bins

As Ireland marks its fourth National Food Waste Recycling Week, new research highlights both the...

EEA: More efforts needed for 'huge' food waste problem

Rural Life

7 months ago

EEA: More efforts needed for 'huge' food waste problem

The European Environment Agency (EEA) has called for "more effective measures" to tackle the "huge"...

Environment

7 months ago

Environmental Innovators programme finalists revealed

The finalists of Agri Aware and BiOrbic transition year programme 'Environmental Innovators' have...

Environmental Innovators programme finalists revealed

Agri-Business

10 months ago

Watch: Growers' produce redistributed at FoodCloud Galway hub

The amount of farm-level food waste redistributed by FoodCloud at its hubs in Cork, Dublin and...

Watch: Growers' produce redistributed at FoodCloud Galway hub

Rural Life

10 months ago

Survey shows half the food bought at Christmas goes uneaten

Christmas is a time of significant food waste, with 50% of the food bought ending up uneaten,...

Survey shows half the food bought at Christmas goes uneaten

Rural Life

about 1 year ago

Report recommends new plan to tackle 'food waste at farm level'

A new national programme should be developed to tackle the problem of "food waste at farm level",...

Report recommends new plan to tackle 'food waste at farm level'

Agri-Business

about 1 year ago

Irish food waste tech company to create 20 new UK jobs

Irish technology company, Positive Carbon, which specialises in food waste reduction technology,...

Irish food waste tech company to create 20 new UK jobs

Environment

about 1 year ago

Research: Irish household wastes €832 worth of food yearly

Research conducted among 1,000 people by Coyne Research on behalf of ALDI and FoodCloud found that,...

Research: Irish household wastes €832 worth of food yearly

Environment

about 1 year ago

McConalogue: Wasting food is 'costing each of us money'

Ireland needs to "do more" in terms of food loss and waste, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and...

McConalogue: Wasting food is 'costing each of us money'

Environment

over 1 year ago

EPA: 53,000t of food waste generated at production stage

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reported that an estimated 53,000t of food waste was...

EPA: 53,000t of food waste generated at production stage

Dairy

over 1 year ago

Watch: President Higgins says Ireland should produce different dairy products

President Michael D. Higgins has said he would like to see Ireland producing different dairy...

Watch: President Higgins says Ireland should produce different dairy products

Agri-Business

over 1 year ago

FDI calls for govt support towards food manufacturing

Food Drink Ireland (FDI) has called on the government to provide funding to help support the...

FDI calls for govt support towards food manufacturing

Environment

over 1 year ago

Food waste: Over two thirds of Irish households use a brown bin

Consumers and businesses are being urged to use a brown bin, recycle their food waste and reduce...

Food waste: Over two thirds of Irish households use a brown bin

Agri-Business

over 1 year ago

€165,000 in funding for food waste reduction project

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is to provide €165,000 in funding for a...

€165,000 in funding for food waste reduction project

Agri-Business

over 1 year ago

EU votes to adopt proposals to reduce food waste

The European Parliament has adopted its proposals to better prevent and reduce waste from food and...

EU votes to adopt proposals to reduce food waste

Environment

over 1 year ago

Minister: Food waste costs average Irish household €700/year

Food waste is estimated to cost the average household €700 a year or €60 per month, Minister...

Minister: Food waste costs average Irish household €700/year

Agri-Business

over 1 year ago

Workshops to be held at MTU to promote food sustainability

The Food Resource Efficiency Decision (FRED) support project is launching a series of workshops...

Workshops to be held at MTU to promote food sustainability

Rural Life

over 1 year ago

Push for more ambitious EU food waste reduction targets

MEPs on the European Parliament's Environment Committee have pushed for more ambitious EU food...

Push for more ambitious EU food waste reduction targets

Rural Life

almost 2 years ago

Proposals for food waste reduction initiatives sought

A call has been issued for proposals for food waste reduction initiatives under the Rural...

Proposals for food waste reduction initiatives sought

Pig/Poultry

almost 2 years ago

Safefood: Steps for preparing and cooking your turkey

The results of a Safefood survey, completed in October this year, show that 57% of people find...

Safefood: Steps for preparing and cooking your turkey

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